April 8, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Berri visits Damascus for first time in two years and Siniora heads to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Assad supports call for dialogue, commits to diplomatic relations with Lebanon

Egypt and Arab League welcome government request to hold ministerial meeting

Israel threatens to destroy Iran if attacked, holds Damascus responsible for any attack by Hezbollah

Siniora moves from Egypt to to Abu Dhabi in the framework of his Arab tour

Says: No side can head the dialogue session

Moussa: Initiative aims at resolving Lebanon crisis, relation with Syria

Abu Faour form Bkerki: Will March 8 agree on Berri's initiative?

Jumblat: If war occurs, Israel's home drills indicate that Lebanon will be the arena

Cuban ambassador visits Arslan, says Israel will face defeat again

Assad asserts to Berri his backing of dialogue, consensus

Berri: Syria has no conditions for Lebanese understanding

Amal and Hezbollah: Berri initiative aims at bringing Lebanon out from the circle of vacuum

Hogasapian: Berri's initiative is conditioned and the opposition is not united over it

Mufti of Tyre: I do not mind secularism, and let downtown Beirut be free before dialogue

As-Safir

Siniora rejects Berri's initiative...and Jumblat grabs it with priority to the Lebanese-Syrian file

Assad affirms to Berri Syria's backing to dialogue, consensus

Berri: Syrians have no conditions, and they are committed to dialogue resolutions

Hundreds of missile fall on Israel... on the second day of the maneuvers

Siniora conveys to Emirates: Lebanon's president is the one who heads dialogue sessions

Moussa: Contacts are on amid no official request to hold Arab ministerial meeting

Change Bloc: Govt can't achieve in an Arab ministerial meet what it failed to achieve in the summit

Ban's assistant visits Murr, Salloukh, says 'we are doing all we can to help Lebanon'

Nassib Lahoud: Dialogue must be sponsored by the president

Murr: It is essential to elect a president; obstacles could be overcome later

Amal, Hezbollah pleads to Arabs to deal positively with Berri's initiative

Fneish: Our problem with the ruling team is it lack of independent resolve

Qandil: We will call for a transitory government headed by Michel Suleiman after June

Al-Mutaqbal

Siniora continues expaining Syria's wrong-doings in Lebanon

Berri declares Damascus' unconditional support to consensus in simultaneity with Syria's campaign against Siniora and his tour

Abul Gheit says Damascus must attend any Arab meeting on the Syrian-Lebanese crisis

IMF: Government will be able in 2008 to cover its finances and reduce debt

Al-Balad

Siniora rejects Berri's dialogue

Lebanon crisis moves to Egyptian-Saudi summit in Sharm al-Sheikh

Berri: Syrians have no conditions in Lebanon

JumblatL The state has the right and duty to monopolize weapons

Hezbollah: Israeli maneuvers can't change the equation

Al-Akhbar

Berri's intiative proceeding in Syria, stalling in Lebanon

Israel spreading threats: We will respond to Hezbollah in Syria

Resolution 1680 preceded Damascus summit in opening Lebanese-Syrian relations file - Nicholas Nassif

Majority's scheming : Five specimens prove contiuity strategy - Tariq Tarshishi

How does Geagea and Berri view Hezbollah and FPM - Jean Aziz

Berri takes the glitter from Siniora's tour and returns guaranteeing the first "S"